“I can't claim to love the ocean, and live by it, and eat from it, and play on it, if I'm not prepared to be part of...
Visitor experience
Truth and visitation: How exposing painful histories through travel can bring healing
“I can share the history without laying guilt, shame, or blame, and I can turn it around and use it in the work...
From ice rink to green oasis: Food security and sovereignty in the North
“You're in Inuvik, the sun's been down for a month. You're two degrees above the Arctic Circle, and it's minus 35 this...
Whale watching and Wi-Fi: Why building the right infrastructure makes a tourism experience more socialgenic
Destinations and tourism businesses benefit greatly from peer-to-peer promotion and operators in the know prompt it...
Will Google Trips disrupt the visitor centre as we know it?
Visitor centres, you’ve got competition. On September 19, Google launched its latest travel app, Google Trips. The app...
The real value of kissing a fish: how rituals help to make tourism experiences memorable
You simply have to experience this when you visit. Why? Well... you just do. Be it kissing the Blarney Stone in...
10 must-read articles on the destructive force of mass tourism
Destinations around the world are under increasing pressures due to exponential growth in visitation. The negative...
Boost word of mouth with remarkable mementos
Today’s travellers are the primary storytellers of the destinations they visit. For this reason, destinations and...
Thailand shifts away from mass tourism
Tourism in some parts of Thailand has reached critical mass. Later this year, some popular beaches are scheduled to...
For Visit Flanders, long-term destination development is the definition of success
Is your destination equipped to create meaningful experiences? It’s time to take inspiration from Visit Flanders....
Want to improve visitor experience? Serve your guests by listening online
Your destination will host a major event next month and thousands of visitors are expected to arrive. Given the...
How destinations can increase word-of-mouth promotion by designing socialgenic experiences
Recognizing that visitors are social and that travel-bragging is a primary motivator for travel, modern destinations...
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